The Election Credibility Question (Melusi Sibanda)
Earlier this week the Minister of Finance Tendai Biti stated his concern for the credibility of the proposed Zimbabwe Elections. He sounded the bells provided various reasons before hammering it home that there is absolutely no chance of a free and fare election in Zimbabwe as things stand.
This stance should of grave concern to all citizens of Zimbabwe, the entire Southern African region and the world community at large. If such a credible Minister says ‘I don't think we are in a position today, right now, of having legitimate, credible, sustainable elections...’ surely this spells trouble. With the history that the current government has on election issues surely the United Nations, EU, SADC, AU should be applying serious pressure on ZANU PF to allow ‘an army’ off election observers into the country to check the validity of the voter lists and polling stations. I won’t even begin to mention the violence issue on this piece.
I myself am based in the UK and have cannot vote however I am pretty sure that my ballot and that of others stuck in the ‘exodus passage’ have already been ticked in favour of a ZANU PF vote, just as it probably was in the last election.
Yes I keep saying ZANU PF because we all know that it is them (the established order) that have conducted the vote rigging over the past 30 years and will continue to do so unless they are checked by the international community.
For these and other reasons we all need to compel and apply pressure in any form on the EU put on hold their unwise exercise of re-integrating the ZANU PF leaders into the international community until the election have been declared free and fare by the United Nations and the rest of the international community.
WE ARE WATCHING!!!
Melusi Sibanda
Publicity & Information Secretary - ROHR Zimbabwe/Bradford Branch
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